Big Sky Standings Prediction Thread

[EWURanger]

Renard faces constant double teams and we were hoping that would be alleviated a little with the addition of Pulu who sadly wont be able to play until 2012. i am not even sure who our other starting DT is going to be now.

Jolly took the lions share of the double teams last year, that is why you want a good big strong NT, it is why I said way last winter that it would be interesting to see what Williams can do without Jolly beside him. Then when you lost your transfer it became a problem again. If you don't have a strong enough NT then it will allow teams to double Williams regularly and shut him down.

the NT is the unsung hero of the 4-3 IMO, they are usually in a knife fight in the middle, good ones require a double team, while the NT doesnt make a lot of tackles, its what they do that allows the 3 tech, ends and LB's to make the plays. A good NT makes a 3 tech better, Jolly was a pretty solid NT

I'm not sure what he's looked like in fall camp, but we have a true Freshman defensive tackle that goes 6'4 320.....I imagine he's pretty raw and probably needs a RS year. But I'm glad to see we're starting to get big defensive tackles out of HS now that don't have to spend 2 or 3 years putting on 50 pounds.

[GRIZ MOBSTER]

Here's my prediction:

*1. Montana 8-0
*2.MSU 7-1
*3 Sac st 6-2 (beats EWU and keeps them out of the playoffs)
4. EWU 5-3
5. WSU 5-3
6. NAU 4-4
7.PSU-3-5
8. UNC 2-6
9. ISU 1-8

*All three make playoffs with UM taking the AQ with a 10-1 record.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Here's my prediction:

*1. Montana 8-0
*2.MSU 7-1
*3 Sac st 6-2 (beats EWU and keeps them out of the playoffs)
4. EWU 5-3
5. WSU 5-3
6. NAU 4-4
7.PSU-3-5
8. UNC 2-6
9. ISU 1-8

*All three make playoffs with UM taking the AQ with a 10-1 record.

Looks like somebody spiked your everclear with koolaid.

[AZGrizFan]

Here's my prediction:

*1. Montana 8-0
*2.MSU 7-1
*3 Sac st 6-2 (beats EWU and keeps them out of the playoffs)
4. EWU 5-3
5. WSU 5-3
6. NAU 4-4
7.PSU-3-5
8. UNC 2-6
9. ISU 1-8

*All three make playoffs with UM taking the AQ with a 10-1 record.

Looks like somebody spiked your everclear with koolaid.

You beat Western Washington by 3, Montana by 2 (in reality), NAU by 7, UNC by 7, Sac State by 4 and SUU by 7.

Yeah, you got on a nice run in the playoffs, but with only 4 home games and so many close games last year, I can EASILY see you losing 3 league games this year.

[EWURanger]

Meh, it's all relative. I seem to recall Montana winning several tight games during many of their championship run years. That's the difference between good teams and great teams - the great ones know how to win the close games, which is really what Montana had going for a long time.

In reality, I don't see too many teams being blown out in the Big Sky this year, save perhaps the bottom three. I think most conference games will be pretty close-scoring.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Looks like somebody spiked your everclear with koolaid.

You beat Central Washington by 3, Montana by 3 (in reality), NAU by 7, UNC by 7, Sac State by 4 and SUU by 7.

Yeah, you got on a nice run in the playoffs, but with only 4 home games and so many close games last year, I can EASILY see you losing 3 league games this year.

FIFY.

You beat Sac State by 3, PSU by 2, and NAU by 3. With a coach who fumbles his own dick and breaking in a new QB and RB, I can EASILY see the Griz losing 6 league games this year.

[AZGrizFan]

You beat Central Washington by 3, Montana by 3 (in reality), NAU by 7, UNC by 7, Sac State by 4 and SUU by 7.

Yeah, you got on a nice run in the playoffs, but with only 4 home games and so many close games last year, I can EASILY see you losing 3 league games this year.

FIFY.

You beat Sac State by 3, PSU by 2, and NAU by 3. With a coach who fumbles his own dick and breaking in a new QB and RB, I can EASILY see the Griz losing 6 league games this year.

Very true. But Montana's play has nowhere to go but UP from last year's debacle. EWE's has nowhere to go but DOWN.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

FIFY.

You beat Sac State by 3, PSU by 2, and NAU by 3. With a coach who fumbles his own dick and breaking in a new QB and RB, I can EASILY see the Griz losing 6 league games this year.

Very true. But Montana's play has nowhere to go but UP from last year's debacle. EWE's has nowhere to go but DOWN.

And that's where your JBB mindset has you blinded. BLM isn't going to struggle so much early on like he did last year when learning the offense and gelling with his WRs. Our line is bigger and more experienced (only lost one starter, RG), and we are DEEP at WR, including the addition of BLM's brother who is 6'2 and has some of the surest hands I've seen from an EWU receiver. We may not have a home-run hitter every play like we had with TJ, but we have a lot of good backs who can move the chains. Look for us to have longer drives, chewing up more clock. Opponents will score less on us because they're going to have the ball less. Last year we just gave it right back to them after TJ ripped 'em for 60+ yards and a TD.

[Grizalltheway]

*enter SH (no homo)

Screamin', I don't see how the Bureau of Land Management has anything to do with this thread.




*exit SH (also no homo)

[Screamin_Eagle174]

*enter SH (no homo)

Screamin', I don't see how the Bureau of Land Management has anything to do with this thread.




*exit SH (also no homo)

[EWURanger]

Looks like somebody spiked your everclear with koolaid.

You beat Western Washington by 3, Montana by 2 (in reality), NAU by 7, UNC by 7, Sac State by 4 and SUU by 7.

Yeah, you got on a nice run in the playoffs, but with only 4 home games and so many close games last year, I can EASILY see you losing 3 league games this year.

Well, if you take away the Renard TD at the end of the game, we actually beat you by 3, not 2. The game was tied at 24 before we scored the go-ahead FG.

And why do some of you guys like to take away that play like it was some sort of imaginary TD? After the game some even went as far as to say that TD "didn't count". So I guess if UM had scored on a Hail Mary that also shouldn't have counted? You got a free play at the end of the game. Ceja stripped Roper and Renard ran it in. Not our fault Roper just stood there and watched the play unfold.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

You beat Western Washington by 3, Montana by 2 (in reality), NAU by 7, UNC by 7, Sac State by 4 and SUU by 7.

Yeah, you got on a nice run in the playoffs, but with only 4 home games and so many close games last year, I can EASILY see you losing 3 league games this year.

Well, if you take away the Renard TD at the end of the game, we actually beat you by 3, not 2. The game was tied at 24 before we scored the go-ahead FG.

And why do some of you guys like to take away that play like it was some sort of imaginary TD? After the game some even went as far as to say that TD "didn't count". So I guess if UM had scored on a Hail Mary that also shouldn't have counted? You got a free play at the end of the game. Ceja stripped Roper and Renard ran it in. Not our fault Roper just stood there and watched the play unfold.

It was knotted at 27 before the go-ahead FG.

[Silenoz]

Looks like somebody spiked your everclear with koolaid.

You beat Western Washington by 3, Montana by 2 (in reality), NAU by 7, UNC by 7, Sac State by 4 and SUU by 7.

Yeah, you got on a nice run in the playoffs, but with only 4 home games and so many close games last year, I can EASILY see you losing 3 league games this year.

That is impressive... or not. I can't tell

[AZGrizFan]

You beat Western Washington by 3, Montana by 2 (in reality), NAU by 7, UNC by 7, Sac State by 4 and SUU by 7.

Yeah, you got on a nice run in the playoffs, but with only 4 home games and so many close games last year, I can EASILY see you losing 3 league games this year.

Well, if you take away the Renard TD at the end of the game, we actually beat you by 3, not 2. The game was tied at 24 before we scored the go-ahead FG.

And why do some of you guys like to take away that play like it was some sort of imaginary TD? After the game some even went as far as to say that TD "didn't count". So I guess if UM had scored on a Hail Mary that also shouldn't have counted? You got a free play at the end of the game. Ceja stripped Roper and Renard ran it in. Not our fault Roper just stood there and watched the play unfold.

I'm not saying it "didn't count". I'm saying it was a garbage touchdown scored when we were in desparation mode on the last play of the game. The game was MUCH closer than the 9 point differential would have you think. IN fact, you were LOSING with 4 seconds to go, I believe.

[cats2506]

Well, if you take away the Renard TD at the end of the game, we actually beat you by 3, not 2. The game was tied at 24 before we scored the go-ahead FG.

And why do some of you guys like to take away that play like it was some sort of imaginary TD? After the game some even went as far as to say that TD "didn't count". So I guess if UM had scored on a Hail Mary that also shouldn't have counted? You got a free play at the end of the game. Ceja stripped Roper and Renard ran it in. Not our fault Roper just stood there and watched the play unfold.

It was knotted at 27 before the go-ahead FG.

30-7 leaves no doubt though

Finishing the game with backups in

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Well, if you take away the Renard TD at the end of the game, we actually beat you by 3, not 2. The game was tied at 24 before we scored the go-ahead FG.

And why do some of you guys like to take away that play like it was some sort of imaginary TD? After the game some even went as far as to say that TD "didn't count". So I guess if UM had scored on a Hail Mary that also shouldn't have counted? You got a free play at the end of the game. Ceja stripped Roper and Renard ran it in. Not our fault Roper just stood there and watched the play unfold.

I'm not saying it "didn't count". I'm saying it was a garbage touchdown scored when we were in desparation mode on the last play of the game. The game was MUCH closer than the 9 point differential would have you think. IN fact, you were LOSING with 4 seconds to go, I believe.

You'd think math would be your strong suit.

9-6=3. 3-3=0. The game was tied at 27 with 4 seconds left.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

It was knotted at 27 before the go-ahead FG.

30-7 leaves no doubt though

Finishing the game with backups in

16-4 over the last two decades also leaves no doubt.

[GRIZ MOBSTER]

What about a defense do you have one of those??
Hmm.. I'm not convinced.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

What about a defense do you have one of those??
Hmm.. I'm not convinced.

We return 7 starters on a D that forced the most turnovers in FCS last year by a wide-margin. 2 of them are Buchanan Candidates, 3 are All-Americans, and 4 are All-Big Sky players. We may have lost Sherritt, but fellow LB Zach Johnson managed to get 134 tackles, 18 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 2 INTs, 5 pass-breakups, 2 recovered fumbles and 1 forced fumble... all while playing right next to Sherritt and the numbers he put up. So the answer is yes.

We do our convincing on the field.

[Wildcat Ryan]

What about a defense do you have one of those??
Hmm.. I'm not convinced.

We return 7 starters on a D that forced the most turnovers in FCS last year by a wide-margin. 2 of them are Buchanan Candidates, 3 are All-Americans, and 4 are All-Big Sky players. We may have lost Sherritt, but fellow LB Zach Johnson managed to get 134 tackles, 18 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 2 INTs, 5 pass-breakups, 2 recovered fumbles and 1 forced fumble... all while playing right next to Sherritt and the numbers he put up. So the answer is yes.

We do our convincing on the field.

Im sorry, but that was well said

[AZGrizFan]

I'm not saying it "didn't count". I'm saying it was a garbage touchdown scored when we were in desparation mode on the last play of the game. The game was MUCH closer than the 9 point differential would have you think. IN fact, you were LOSING with 4 seconds to go, I believe.

You'd think math would be your strong suit.

9-6=3. 3-3=0. The game was tied at 27 with 4 seconds left.

I stand corrected. The Griz tied the game with 1:33 to go and EWE went ahead by 3 with 4 seconds to go.

[Grizalltheway]

We return 7 starters on a D that forced the most turnovers in FCS last year by a wide-margin. 2 of them are Buchanan Candidates, 3 are All-Americans, and 4 are All-Big Sky players. We may have lost Sherritt, but fellow LB Zach Johnson managed to get 134 tackles, 18 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 2 INTs, 5 pass-breakups, 2 recovered fumbles and 1 forced fumble... all while playing right next to Sherritt and the numbers he put up. So the answer is yes.

We do our convincing on the field.

Im sorry, but that was well said

Apology accepted.

[AZGrizFan]

What about a defense do you have one of those??
Hmm.. I'm not convinced.

We return 7 starters on a D that forced the most turnovers in FCS last year by a wide-margin. 2 of them are Buchanan Candidates, 3 are All-Americans, and 4 are All-Big Sky players. We may have lost Sherritt, but fellow LB Zach Johnson managed to get 134 tackles, 18 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 2 INTs, 5 pass-breakups, 2 recovered fumbles and 1 forced fumble... all while playing right next to Sherritt and the numbers he put up. So the answer is yes.

We do our convincing on the field.

Don't cry when you go 5-3 in league play then.

[BigSkyBears]

UNC should be notched up with a couple more wins because of our new transfer LB from K-State. Yeah, he's that good.

[Silenoz]

UNC should be notched up with a couple more wins because of our new transfer LB from K-State. Yeah, he's that good.

(yeah I know it's overused)